For experienced event organisers, facilitators, and trainers who are not fazed by banqueting, flight cancellations, and high-level speakers: this guide is for you too. It is based on the best – and worst – practices from liberal colleagues all over Europe, with inspiration on how to engage participants, tips on targeting the right audience, and templates you might not have thought of.

The book guides you through organising or facilitating a training session or meeting. It can assist in setting up sessions, in helping participants reach the learning goals, and making an event stand out above the rest. The guide is here if you are in need of inspiration or peer support.

Michał is a trainer, facilitator, and academic lecturer with over fourteen years of experience in designing and delivering workshops and training programmes. He specializes in facilitation, group processes, and experiential learning, with a background in psychological support and crisis intervention. He has worked extensively with political parties, think tanks, NGOs, and public institutions, developing and leading trainings on communication, leadership, and organizational development. He also delivers training-of-trainers programs, supporting facilitators in building effective and inclusive
learning environments. Michał lectures at the Medical University of Warsaw and is the author and editor of publications on education, with a focus on diversity, equality, and professional training practice.

Martine is a trainer, facilitator, programme developer and project manager. She was the Head of International Office for D66,
from 2016 to 2022. Since joining the party in 2002, she served on the National Board of the Young Democrats, worked in the
European Parliament and at the HQ in the Campaign- and Talent Development Teams. Martine tried to take a break from politics in 2013–2016 and 2023–24. She managed a lodge in Mozambique, a wildlife centre in Malawi and worked for a tour operator in South Africa. All the while contributing to trainings and workshops for NGO’s and political organisations, mainly on the African continent. She branched out into online training and qualified as a yoga teacher. In training and facilitating, Martine focuses on interactive methodology and best practice sharing. She develops and delivers capacity building and training-of-trainer programmes, working with people of all levels to build confidence and bring out hidden talents.

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